Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

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Introduction
IntroductionTake a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls 
and displays.
 You may find it helpful to bookmark this section 
and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual.
The Camera BodyGetting to Know the Camera1 Movie-record button .......... 38, 1562Power switch.................................. 173Shutter-release button
...........27, 28
4E /N  button ............... 109, 118, 1205R
 (information) button
...........7, 150
6Eyelets for camera strap...

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14AF-assist illuminator ............77, 229
Self-timer lamp ..............................72
Red-eye reduction lamp ....... 90, 9215Built-in flash ....................................8916M/ Y  button.................. 89, 91, 12017Microphone ................................. 15818Connector cover19Fn button ...................................... 25120 Mounting mark ..............................1621Lens release button.......................2422Infrared receiver for ML-L3 remote 
control...

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31 Rubber eyecup .............................. 7332Viewfinder eyepiece.......... 6, 20, 7333Diopter adjustment control ....... 2034K button............................... 29, 17035 G  button ........................... 10, 21936X button ....................................... 18237 W /Q  button ................ 11, 180, 18238 P button ....................................9, 17139 a button................32, 37, 142, 15540 J (OK) button............................... 1141 Multi selector...

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The Mode DialThe camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes and 
g  mode:P, S, A, and M Modes
Select these modes for full control over camera settings.
•P — Programmed auto  (0 102)
• S — Shutter-priority auto  (0 104)
• A — Aperture-priority auto  (0 106)
• M—Manual  (0 108)
g  Mode ( 041)
Take, view, and edit pictures and 
adjust settings with the help of 
an on-screen guide.
Auto Modes
Select these modes for simple, 
point-and-shoot photography.
• i  Auto  (0 25)
• j  Auto...

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Special Effects Modes
Use special effects during shooting.
• %  Night vision  ( 0 51)
• S  Super vivid  (0 51)
• T  Pop  (0 51)
• U  Photo illustration  (0 52, 56)
• g  Color sketch  ( 0 52, 57)
•   Toy camera effect  (0 52, 58)
• (  Miniature effect  ( 0 53, 59) •
3  Selective color  (0 53, 61)
• 1  Silhouette  (0 54)
• 2  High key  (0 54)
• 3  Low key  (0 54)
• )  HDR painting  (0 55)
• I  Easy panorama  (0 55, 63)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes se ttings to suit the...

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The ViewfinderNote: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes.1Focus points ...................... 20, 27, 802Focus indicator ........................ 27, 843Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator
....................................................... 1164 Shutter speed .............................. 1015Aperture (f-number) .................. 1016Special effects mode indicator...507Low battery warning ....................218Number of exposures remaining...

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Th
e Information Display
Viewing settings : To view the information 
display, press the  R button.
R button
1Shooting mode 
i auto/
j  auto (flash off) .................... 25
Scene modes............................ 47
Special effects mode.............. 50
P , S,  A , and  M modes ............. 1002 Eye-Fi connection indicator ..... 2613Satellite signal indicator............ 260
4Print date indicator .................... 2545Flash control indicator............... 229
Flash compensation...

8Introduction Note: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes.
10Aperture (f-number) .................. 101
Aperture display ......................... 10111Shutter speed .............................. 101
Shutter-speed display ............... 10112Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator
....................................................... 11613 Auto-area AF indicator .................78
3D-tracking indicator ...................78
Focus...

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Changing settings
: To change the settings at 
the bottom of the display, press the  P 
button, then highlight items using the 
multi selector and press  J to view 
options for the highlighted item.
P  button
1 White balance.............................. 1242Image size ....................................... 873Image quality................................. 854Flash mode ...............................90, 925ISO sensitivity ................................ 95
6Exposure compensation...

10Introduction Most shooting, playback, and setup 
options can be accessed from the camera 
menus.
 To view the menus, press the 
G  button.
Camera Menus: An OverviewTabsChoose from the following menus:
•D : Playback  (0 219) •N : Retouch  (0 263)
• C : Shooting  (0 222) •m : Recent settings  (0 288)
• B: Setup  (0 231)
G  button
Current settings are shown by 
icons.Menu optionsOptions in current menu.
Help icon
 (0 11)